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to her as it is repugnant to my

own feelings under the circumstances.

I also fear

that continuing

my duties there would cause more

unpleasantness to Your Excellency

than my services could compensate

for and my position there under such circumstances would after all not be tenable for any length of time.

I tender this with much reluctance because I feel and shall ever feel under great

obligations for Your Excellency's great kindness and unmerited forbearance. I am sure,

however, Your Excellency will understand that it is not ingratitude

which prompts this action on

my part but that I have no other

choice under the circumstances

but to ask you to relieve me

of my duties and whilst accepting

my resignation to preserve

for me that

generous trust and

confidence with which Your

Excellency honoured me so

long.

Your obedient Servant

F. J. Erskine

To His Excellency

Sir J. Pope Hennessy

J.R.M.9.

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161 to her as it is repugnant to my own feelings under the circumstances. I also fear that continuing my duties there would cause more unpleasantness to Your Excellency than my services could compensate for and my position there under such circumstances would after all not be tenable for any length of time. I tender this with much reluctance because I feel and shall ever feel under great obligations for Your Excellency's great kindness and unmerited forbearance. I am sure, however, Your Excellency will understand that it is not ingratitude which prompts this action on my part but that I have no other choice under the circumstances but to ask you to relieve me of my duties and whilst accepting my resignation to preserve for me that generous trust and confidence with which Your Excellency honoured me so long. Your obedient Servant F. J. Erskine To His Excellency Sir J. Pope Hennessy J.R.M.9.
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161 to her as it is repugnant to my own feelings under the circumstances. Jalso fear My that continuing my duties there would cause more unpleasantness to Your Excellency than my services could compensate for and my position there under such circumstances would after all not be tenable for any length of time. Territe this with much reluctance because I feel and shall ever feel under great obligations for Your Excellency's great kindness and untearned forbearance. I am sure, however, Your Recellonry will understand that it is not ingratitude. which. which prompts this action on mey part but that I have no other. choice under the circumstances but to ask you to relieve me duties and whilst accepting my my resignation over to preserve me that entrous generous trust and confidence with which Your Excellency honoured we so Your long. obedient Servant F. J. Exkl To His Excellency Pir J. Pope Hennessy J.R.M.9.
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to her as it is repugnant to my

own feelings under the circumstances.

Jalso fear

My

that

continuing

my

duties there would cause more

unpleasantness to Your Excellency

than my

services could compensate

for and my position there under such circumstances would after all not be tenable for any length of time.

Territe this with much reluctance because I feel and shall ever feel under great

obligations for Your Excellency's great kindness and untearned forbearance. I am sure,

however, Your Recellonry will understand that it is not ingratitude.

which.

which prompts this action on

mey

part but that I have no other.

choice under the circumstances

but to ask you to relieve me

duties and whilst accepting

my

my resignation over to preserve

me that

entrous generous

trust and

confidence with which Your

Excellency honoured we so

Your

long.

obedient Servant

F. J. Exkl

To His Excellency

Pir J. Pope Hennessy

J.R.M.9.

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